Teresi, Dick Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science - from the Babylonians to the Maya Simon & Schuster New York 2002 p. 1- 8 and 159 and 174 -239 as quoted in Londhe, S. (2008). A tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture
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The Indians came closest to modem ideas of atomism, quantum physics, and other current theories. India developed very early, enduring atomist theories of matter. Possibly Greek atomistic thought was influenced by India, via the Persian civilization.
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About Dick Teresi
Dick Teresi is an American writer. He is a co-author of The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? He is also a former editor of Omni.
About Dick Teresi
Dick Teresi is an American writer. He is a co-author of The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? He is also a former editor of Omni.
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